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MERES, John, of Kirton and Aubourn, Lincs.
Family and Education
s. and h. of Sir Roger Meres alias Kirton (d.1385) of Kirton and Aubourn, j.c.p. m. bef. Jan. 1970, Margaret, poss. da. of Sir John Littlebury, at least 1s. 2da.According to Lincs. Peds. ed. Maddison, 663, Sir Roger Meres was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Thomas Bassett, but by 1379, at least, his wife was called Alice (CP25(1)143/142/32). Our Member is mistakenly described here as the grandson of Sir Roger and the son of one John Meres the elder, who never in fact existed. This error is the result of a misreading of an entry in CIPM (Rec. Comm.), iii. 142, which records an inquisition ad quod damnum into proposals by the MP and a friend for the foundation of a chantry at Kirton, in 1392, but which was erroneously taken to be an inquisition post mortem. The subject of this biography can be documented continuously before and after 1398 (C67/30 m. 5) and it was obviously he who sat in the Parliament of 1407.
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Commr. of sewers, Lincs. (Holland) Mar. 1382, July 1386, May 1395, Nov. 1397, Feb. 1400, May 1403; oyer and terminer Aug. 1386 (poaching on the earl of Northumberland’s estates); inquiry Aug. 1387 (trespasses at Holbeach), May 1391, May 1392 (refusal of chantry priests to perform their duties); to hold a special assize 1392;
J.p. Lincs. (Holland) 15 July 1389 – June 1410, (Kesteven) 16 May 1401-Mar. 1406.
Escheator, Lincs. 24 Nov. 1394 – 18 Nov. 1395, 24 Nov. 1400–8 Nov. 1401.
Collector of a tax, Lincs. (Holland) Dec. 1401; controller (Kesteven) Mar. 1404.
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Main residences: Kirton; Aubourn, Lincs.
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MERES, John
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MEREHAM (MERKHAM), John, of Reading, Berks.
Family and Education
m. by 1398, Maud,CAD, i. A162. ?1s. d.v.p.
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Main residence: Reading, Berks.
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He has been distinguished from John Mereham, junior, probably his son, who attended the elections of 1426, 1429 and 1433, was constable in 1425-6, and died in 1433/4: C219/13/4, 14/1, 4; Reading Pub. Lib. cofferers’ acct. 1425-6; C. Kerry, Hist. St. Laurence, 185.
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MEREHAM (MERKHAM), John,
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MERE, Richard atte.
Family and Education
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Commons 1386-1421
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MERE, Richard atte
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MERCHAM, John, of Wallingford, Berks.
Family and Education
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Alderman, Wallingford Mich. 1420–1.
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Main residence: Wallingford, Berks.
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MERCHAM, John
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MERBURY, Nicholas (d 1421), of Braybrooke, Northants.
Family and Education
prob. s. of Sir Thomas Merbury; er. bro. of John. m. Sept. 1411, Margaret (d. 2 June 1421), wid. of Edward, 6th Lord Latimer (1346-1411), of Braybrooke, s.p.CPR, 1408-13, pp. 308, 371; J. Bridges, Northants. ii. 12; CP, ii. 454-7; CCR, 1402-5, p. 306; CFR, xv. 10; C139/63/28.
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J.p. Northants. 18 Feb. 1412 – Oct. 1417.
Commr. of inquiry, Northants. Feb., May 1413 (assaults on the men of Great Bowden); to make arrests Jan. 1414 (lollards still at large), Feb. 1414; recruit workmen to prepare the royal ordnance for war Sept. 1414; take ships for the passage of the royal artillery to Normandy Nov. 1417; take musters, Normandy Jan., Aug. 1418, July, Aug., Oct. 1419, June 1420, Paris Dec. 1420; raise a royal loan, Northants. Apr. 1421.
Master of the royal ordnance by 22 Sept. 1414–d.
Usher of the King’s chamber by 24 July 1415.
Keeper of the royal park and warren at Moulton, Northants. 8 Mar. 1417 – d.
Chief butler of England 16 Mar. 1418–d.
Chirographer of the common pleas 7 Nov. 1420–d.
Keeper of the King’s jewels and privy purse 11 May 1421 – d.
Bailiff of the royal forest of Cliffe, Northants. by d.
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Main residence: Braybrooke, Northants.
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Commons 1386-1421
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MERBURY, Nicholas (-d.1421)
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